The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, 28, defected with a Mi-8 helicopter in an operation planned with Ukrainian intelligence.

As the war enters its 560th day, these are the main developments.

US senate leaders express support for Ukraine; Russia closes airport amid Ukraine drone attack

A rare video aired on Ukrainian television on Sunday allegedly showing a Russian pilot who had defected and encouraging other Russian soldiers to do the same. His dramatic escape allegedly took six months to plan, and was carried out in cooperation with Ukraine’s intelligence services. Whether the video is authentic…

The head of the aid group International Rescue Committee in Ukraine says he is bracing for fewer donations this year because not enough international attention is being placed on Ukraine as Russia's war risks becoming a protracted conflict

Footage circulating on social media shows a Challenger 2 tank billowing with smoke by the side of a road.

Russia's defense minister says southeast Ukraine has become the most recent hot spot for battles in the 18-month war as Kyiv’s forces press ahead with their counteroffensive

Zelensky’s advisor warns attacks on Moscow ‘will increase’

Havana says it is dismantling network seeking to recruit Cubans as mercenaries as Moscow attempts to boost its forces

Kyiv’s counteroffensive slog means war is far from over – and Moscow still has chance of succeeding in its revised aims

Rustem Umerov is from the Muslim Tatar community in Crimea that largely resisted Russia’s 2014 annexation.